food beat
Fork Fest to champion harvest of local foods and beverages
by (Holly)
Submitted 10-17-2012 under NEWS
This Thursday night, Romence Gardens will be transformed into a walking taste-test playground for local food lovers by local business ownership advocates Local First of West Michigan. With over 35 local food and beverage vendors all...
Local First kicks off Eat Local Challenge, reporters to share experiences
by (Holly)
Submitted 08-15-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Local First is launching their 10x10 Pledge as part of the Eat Local Challenge for 2012. The pledge officially runs from August 28 to October 30, starting just a few days after Restaurant Week, which is designed to introduce the community to...
Rapidian food reporter to judge in Grandwich competition
by (Holly)
Submitted 08-09-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
After eating every last Grandwich sandwich (that's 29 in all) in the first week of the competition and providing video reviews on The Rapidian, Chris Freeman, local realtor and Rapidian food beat reporter, was asked to be a judge for the 2012...
Food beat discusses food reviews over Silver Spork dinner
by (Holly)
Submitted 06-22-2012 under OPINION
Tuesday night, The Rapidian's own food beat reporters sat down next to local food truck The Silver Spork to talk about upcoming meetups and restaurant reviews. The beat's meetup included a discussion and informational review of both the...
Rapidian beat reporters meet offline
by (Holly)
Submitted 03-08-2012 under OPINION
Our music beat met recently at a coffee shop to talk about concerts and venues that the group should cover. While there, they were able to get to know each other and come up with some great series ideas. Our politics beat is meeting for the second...